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Water resources under stress as economies and populations grow with 2.2 billion people lacking clean drinking water.
Increasing global water scarcity is fuelling more conflicts and contributing to instability, the United Nations warns in a new report, which says access to clean water is critical to promoting peace.
The UN World Water Development Report 2024, released on Friday, said 2.2 billion people worldwide have no access to clean drinking water and 3.5 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation.
Girls and women are the first victims of a lack of water, said the report,…
